Legal Officer – Monitor Publications Nation Media Group (NMG)

Organisation: Nation Media Group (NMG)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

The Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media, which attract and serve unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Nation Media Group is Uganda’s most influential media house, operating the Daily Monitor. Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers, 93.3 KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, NTV Uganda, Spark TV, Nation Courier Service and the Monitor Business Directory.

Job Summary:   To provide comprehensive legal advisory services to NMG Uganda, ensuring that it complies with the applicable regulatory framework, protecting its interests and contributing to the achievement of its business and strategic goals.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide legal representation and support to NMG Uganda in its transactions and business processes.
• Oversee the full digitization of the Legal department’s contract management system.
• Implement the Legal department’s digital initiatives and processes.
• Develop and implement a proactive legal diagnostic framework.
• Continuously monitor the regulatory framework and company policies to ensure strict adherence by NMG Uganda.
• Build internal legal capacity by conducting companywide trainings aimed at avoiding legal and reputational exposure.
• Actively participate in the reviewing and updating of all existing company policies and origination of new ones.
• Ensure that there are sufficient insurance policies to insulate the company, its staff and assets against risks and loss, and follow up on insurance claims settlement.
• Ensure that the company’s intellectual property is up to date and duly registered.
• Liaise with the company’s external lawyers, auditors, tax experts and other consultants on varied matters.
• Carry out periodic reviews of the company’s compliance risk register.
• Support the administrative function and processes of the company.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from a recognised institution
• Post graduate diploma in legal practice
• Certificate of enrolment as an advocate of the High Court of Uganda
• Valid practicing certificate

Experience:

• Five (5) years of post-enrolment experience as an advocate in legal practice or as in-house legal counsel.

Core Competencies:

Behavioural competencies:

• Integrity and transparency
• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Ability and willingness to keep learning
• Excellence and attention to detail
• Teamwork and good interpersonal skills
• Innovativeness
• Self-drive and result oriented

Technical Competencies

• Deep understanding of the regulatory framework of the media and technology sector.
• Ability to carry out comprehensive legal research to support business and strategic decision making.
• Ability to devise legal solutions for complex business situations.
• Ability to manage and coordinate interests and obligations of various internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to draft various types of legal documents and briefs.
• Experience in case management, litigation and court processes.
• Ability to develop and review processes and policies.
• Ability to influence and negotiate.